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Sahih Muslim 915 (Book 10, Hadith 31) #9270
Praying During an Eclipse

SUMMARY: The sun and moon are two signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse due to the death or birth of anyone. When an eclipse occurs, one should pray until it is over.

Ziyad b. 'Ilaqa reported: I heard Mughira b. Shu'ba saying that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah on the day when Ibrahim died. Upon this the Messenger of Allah said: Verily the sun and the moon are the two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone or on account of the birth of anyone. So when you see them, supplicate Allah, and observe prayer till it is over.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ - حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ، - وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ - سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمَا فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْكَشِفَ

TOPICS
eclipse  *  prayer  *  supplication  *  khusuf  *  salat  *  dua  *  khasafa  *  alhayat  *  yaduu

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Pray during an eclipse

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of prayer during an eclipse. An eclipse is when either the sun or moon appears to be blocked out by another celestial body, such as the Earth or Moon. In this hadith, it is reported that during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ there was a solar eclipse on the day Ibrahim died. The Prophet ﷺ then said that eclipses are a sign from Allah and should not be attributed to any person's death or birth; rather one should pray until it passes away. This teaches us that we must always remember Allah in times of difficulty and turn to Him for help in all matters, no matter how big or small they may seem.

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